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CD Review: Tanya Dennis’s “White Sails Blue Skies”
A romantically mellow, one-mood CD, Nashville-based singer-songwriter Tanya Dennis’s White Sails Blue Skies is a recording you shouldn’t give up on too soon because, despite their emotional sameness, its tracks...
CD Review: The Chris Saunders Band’s “Dancing with the Widow St. James”
Multi-hyphenates are not uncommon on the cabaret scene. Yet while singer-songwriters who also play piano or guitar are easily found, a multi-gifted artist like Chris Saunders is unusual. Hailing from...
CD Review: Judy Wexler’s “Back to the Garden”
Los Angeles-based jazz singer Judy Wexler’s delectable new CD, “Back to the Garden,” comprises timely re-imaginings of 10 iconic pop-rock hits of the 1960s. It’s an enlightening and therapeutic album...
Club Review: Tessa Souter
Tessa Souter While her strong suits are her highly original sense of rhythm and acute use of surprising accents, jazz singer Tessa Souter ensnares listeners by...
Comedy Review: Comic Dave Konig with Musical Director Elliot Finkel
Elliot Finkel and Dave Konig Three-time Emmy-winning actor Dave Konig’s comedy show, playing at Don’t Tell Mama on various dates through August 29, is a laugh-a-minute,...
CD Review: Nicolas King “Act One—Celebrating 25 Years of Recordings”
Listening to singer Nicolas King’s new, fun-filled CD, Act One—Celebrating 25 Years of Recordings, reminded me of Easter mornings as a kid, when I was surprised over and over again...
CD Review: Liz Callaway “Comfort and Joy: An Acoustic Christmas
A mellow CD of Christmas songs featuring vocalist Liz Callaway accompanied by the quiet acoustic guitar-playing of Peter Calo, Comfort and Joy: An Acoustic Christmas may be the perfect soundtrack...
CD Review: A Nourishing Trio of Holiday Albums
It all depends on one’s philosophy of music: Why do you think music exists, and what purpose does it serve? Is it something you seek out for its power to lift...
CD Review: Ken Greves “Vintage and Rare: The Songs of Harold Arlen (Vol. 3) — Ridin’ on the Moon”
Of all the revered composers of Broadway’s Golden Age, whose work makes up a large part of the American Songbook mined by cabaret artists, Harold Arlen is perhaps the...
CD Review: Tania Grubbs Quintet — Live at Maureen’s Jazz Cellar
An exquisitely soothing CD, Tania Grubbs Quintet: Live at Maureen’s Jazz Cellar serves up delicious jazz—of the ilk that needs to be heard again and again. The richly textured arrangements,...